It’s that time of year again when you’re asked to turn everything blue to raise autism awareness. A good thing, but as today is always a hard day for me as it marks two milestones that unexpectedly changed our lives forever, I found myself questioning this awareness. Awareness is good but what about acceptance? Acceptance […]
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At Ethan’s last review appointment with the pediatrician, she noted that I wore glasses and said she would refer Ethan for an eye text just incase. I didn’t start wearing glasses until I was 25 and we have never had any concerns over Ethan’s sight but being that he couldn’t make us aware if he
Today is Ethan’s diagnosis anniversary, last year I wondered if it was going to be a milestone I marked on the blog. Today I feel the need to do this again. It’s not really a date I feel needs to be celebrated but I feel at times, in those low moments that can creep up
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Last week Ethan had another appointment at the Special Needs Dentist. This time we have been booked in for two sensory appointments before going back to see the dentist in the new year. After our amazing appointment last time with the dentist, thanks to Monkey Wellbeing, I wasn’t really sure what I was expecting this
It’s official, we are on our summer holidays! It’s something I was dreading, and then I started to get excited about the prospect of having time off to enjoy with Ethan. Then last night the reality hit with a bump! I was expecting the break from routine would push Ethan out of his comfort zone.
